Casey Quinlan

You'd probably see more women in senior reporting roles and editor roles if the career advancement path for journalism ever considered how best to keep parents in journalism, but of course this is an issue that is pervasive in every industry

There are so many of us as who have kids and are forced by lack of childcare to scale back our work and need to get back into full-time journalism roles and a fellowship is not a magic bullet but I think it is useful in this context

If there were more pathways to transition from one kind of journalism work to another or build more skills while navigating a layoff with less economic pressure

There are many fellowships out there for early career journalists, as there should be, because it's a difficult time for them as well right now. But I wish there were more mid-career fellowships out there because I think it would be useful in this environment to stop more journalists from leaving

journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact

Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.

NEW: Children are developing encephalitis as the South Carolina measles outbreak continues. @emilymullin.bsky.social has more:

Please forgive typos and other errors. My toddler crawled on me the entire time I wrote this.

It’s all so broken and I wish I had any answers.

There are few reporters who can make a similar income as an independent journalist through something like Substack or a regular podcast and then who edits your work? can you employ an editor?

This is not the way that we keep journalism alive. You have very few staff reporters with even fewer editors who stretched too thin and a ton of freelancers trying to support themselves on what is usually insufficient pay, if they’re lucky and get an assignment

This is the reality for so many laid off journalists today. We are trying to create something valuable for readers with no support

I feel like I should get a little more credit for freelance reporting with a toddler at home in my one-bedroom apartment with no reliable internet because we were late on the bill because we had to pay for groceries

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

One immediate effort (and the @postguild.bsky.social will likely share more): www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

The mass layoffs at the Washington Post feel worse than the ones made during 2020, especially after the ones at NBC News, CBS, and the WSJ. So many smart and experienced people will leave the industry forever.

Fearing major layoffs, current and former Posties rally around #SaveThePost campaign The Washington Post newsroom, whose journalists have continued to deliver essential reporting in an unrelenting news cycle (not to mention one reporter being subject to an FBI raid), is expecting…

Fearing major layoffs, current and former Posties rally around #SaveThePost campaign www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/fear...

Cheering myself up by reading….Russian literature

In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

NEW: Amid it all, ICE is seeking information from companies about ad-tech and big data tools—potentially gaining access to information in ways that constitutional experts say circumvents the Fourth Amendment. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

The latest: Scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement The “ICE Out! Statewide Shutdown” was planned by labor and faith leaders and will include a march through downtown at 2 p.m. that will culminate in a rally at Target Center.

ICE has detained two Hopkins students and their parents, a school official said.

Hey! My beat is changing. I'm still covering LGBTQ+ news, but now I'm focused on how LGBTQ+ people are navigating the American health care system. I'm sure it's going great, right?

If you're struggling with insurance, care costs or access, then I want to hear about it. Text me on Signal @orionr.80

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

So the Trump Administration is refusing to promise not to look at materials seized from a WaPo reporter even though that seizure is being challenged in court and may have been illegal

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Job growth has stopped (and may even be in decline).

It stopped right around "Liberation Day."

Today's #JobsReport tells us the economy is decidedly weaker than a year ago:
-unemployment rate is 4.4%, up from 4.1% last Dec
-payroll employment up 50k; total gain this year only 585k compared to 2.0 million in 2024
-federal employment is down 277k since Jan, a loss of 9.2% federal jobs
#EconSky

Dems demand investigation of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting as Trump claims self-defense • Michigan Advance WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, while congressional Democrats universally condemned t...

President Trump defended a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, while congressional Democrats universally condemned the action as video shows no apparent harm to the officer, who walked away from the vehicle shortly after the shooting.

minor holiday or major holiday, you need a plan

It’s too cold for that on Valentine’s Day too. I had a date suggest that more than 10 years ago, fully dressed, almost at the restaurant I made a reservation for a week ago

Don’t do it. It’s too cold for that.

Tomorrow someone’s date is going to suggest that they ”just walk around” to find somewhere to celebrate NYE

‘No true sense of celebration' as Israeli bombs drown out Christmas in Gaza Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.

Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.